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11 Reasons Why Outbound Telemarketing Programs Fail

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The leads with the highest conversion rate and the lowest costs typically come from inbound activities like search and are then followed up and qualified by our telemarketing professionals. In this article I will summarize a whitepaper Robert wrote on the 11 reasons why outbound telemarketing fails.

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Top 5 Social Media Trends For The B2B Marketer

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In this post I will review a whitepaper produced last month by Toolbox.com in conjunction with PJA Advertising + Marketing called “ Top 5 Trends in B2B Social Media Usage: What Every Marketer Should Know “ (registration required) on social media usage. and “ what can we achieve ?”

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7 Common B2B Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Marketing Insider Group

To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing. Using social media as a direct response vehicle - The reason for much of the success from B2C marketers is that the majority of their products are impulse purchases (i.e.

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The 4 Cs of Social Media

Marketing Insider Group

At the same time, it is just another marketing channel. The reason I believe marketers are so confused about social media is because of this paradox. So I thought it was best to identify a clear framework for marketers to use to create successful social media strategies. Channel: not every marketer belongs on Facebook.

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Confessions Of A B2B Marketer

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I wish I knew all the secrets so I could transform the world of B2B Marketing forever with a tell-all book. What I do know is that B2B Marketers have a ton of options today. In this post, I will offer a preview of the thoughts I will deliver during the Focus Interactive Summit on Progressive B2B Marketing. It used to be so easy.

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6 Content Marketing Tips That Drives Leads

Marketing Insider Group

If we pay close attention to avoid the common mistakes, content marketing can drive leads that are more relevant, targeted and qualified than a traditional outbound push. Market to them and never forget that even in B2B, human beings still make the decisions. Instead create personas of people that buy your solutions or products.

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Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity

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So marketing sends more. So marketing tightens the quality standards and sends fewer but higher quality leads. My advice is to B2B Marketers is to follow this natural ebb and flow. Maybe this works for your company as long as the number of marketing touches does not annoy the prospect to the point that they want to walk away.